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CONTACT Copyright can be complicated, and the laws are changing and being debated all the time. The information presented here is intended to provide some guidance on practice but it should not be considered the last word. Any questions about a particular issue should be directed to: Office of the University Counsel Phone: 687-6457 Deborah Cook Head of Access Services, Lauinger Library Phone: 687-7644 Dahlgren Memorial Library Phone: 687-1448 GU Copyright Information http://www.georgetown.edu/ home/copyright.html

COPYRIGHT RESOURCES

For more information on the TEACH Act, visit the American Library Association at:
http://www.ala.org/washoff/
teach.html

Crash Course in Copyright
University of Texas
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/
IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm

Protecting Creative Works in a Digital Age:
http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/
feature.cfm

The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written Works
by Stephen Fishman. 5th ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo.com, 2000. LAU Ref Stacks KF2995.F53 2000

The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide
William S. Strong. 5th ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c1999. LAU Stacks and Ref Stacks KF2994.S75 1999

Why worry about copyright?
What is Fair Use?
How do these rules affect my teaching?
How do I request copyright permission?
What do I do if I'm using multimedia in classroom activities?
What do I do if I'm using digital resources in online learning?
Copyright Resources

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Georgetown University. September 2004